CU-1C-1958D-13 Rim Cud

Description

Thirteenth in the sequence of cataloged rim cuds for the 1958-D Lincoln Wheat cent, CU-1C-1958D-13 belongs to the final year of a design that had been in continuous production since 1909. Thirteen documented cuds for a single date testifies to the enormous die consumption inherent in striking over 800 million coins. The 1958-D cent stands as the last Denver Wheat cent — and the last Wheat cent from any mint — before Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse took over in 1959. For collectors who assemble cud varieties by date, the 1958-D series offers an unusually deep catalog to pursue. Each of the thirteen entries represents a unique die that fractured at its own characteristic position, producing a distinct profile of raised blank metal at the rim. The historical finality of these cuds gives them a resonance beyond their mechanical origins: they are the last rim failures on the last dies to carry Victor David Brenner's reverse design. CU-1C-1958D-13, near the top of the known sequence, documents a die that failed late enough in the cataloging timeline to confirm the sustained pattern of rim fractures across the year's extensive die population.

Attribution History

• Discovered by William Parsons
• CU-1C-1958D-13
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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